Pass Securing Windows Server first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs

You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9am – 5pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day quality learning time, with your instructor

You’ll learn Securing Windows Server faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily

You’ll be studying Securing Windows Server with the best. We’ve been named in Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified 72,074 professionals, and we’re partners with all of the big names in the business

You'll do more than study Firebrand's courseware. We use practical exercises to make sure you can apply your new knowledge to the work environment. Our instructors use demonstrations and real-world experience to keep the day interesting and engaging

On this 4 day accelerated MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure (Securing Windows Server 2016) course, you will learn technologies and methods for hardening server environments and securing virtual machine infrastructures.

This course is 33% faster than traditional courses. This means you’ll get back to the office sooner, ready to apply your new skills.

This course starts by emphasising the importance of assuming network breaches have already occurred. It then teaches you how to protect administrative credentials and rights through:

Mitigating malware threats

Identifying security issues through auditing and Windows Server features such as Advanced Threat Analysis

Securing your virtualisation platform

Using new deployment options such as Nano Server and containers to enhance security

Protecting access to files using encryption control

Enhancing your network security

In preparing you for the exam, you’ll also cover the protection of Active Directory and identity infrastructure and threat detection solutions. In addition, the exam covers threat detection solutions, such as auditing, implementing Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA), the understanding of Operations Management Suite (OMS) Solutions and workload-specific security.

Your increased skills will allow you to return to work with a holistic and well-developed understanding of how to improve the security of your IT-infrastructure.

Firebrand are a Microsoft Learning Partner. This means you’ll get Microsoft’s Official Curriculum (MOC), delivered by our experienced Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT). Learning through our unique Lecture | Lab | Review technique means you’ll be exposed to both practical and theoretical tasks. This will help you learn and retain information easier.

You’ll be prepared for and sit your exam at the Firebrand Training Centre. This is covered by your Certification Guarantee.

This course is aimed at IT professionals who need to administer Windows Server 2016 and work with networks that are configured as Windows Server domain-based environments, with access to the Internet and cloud services.

Use your free Microsoft training vouchers

You may be entitled to heavily-discounted training via Microsoft's Software Assurance Training Voucher (SATV) scheme. If your business has bought Microsoft software, check to see if it came bundled with free training vouchers! Vouchers can be exchanged against training for all Microsoft technologies. If you’re unsure, get in touch with us

You’ll get certified 33% faster: This means you’ll be able to return to the office sooner and put your new skills and knowledge into practice.

Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC): As a Microsoft Learning Partner, we only offer official Microsoft curriculum. This means the content will be the most current and up-to-date available.

Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT): You’ll learn from Microsoft certified trainers that boast years of industry experience. This experience will be used to provide relevant real-world examples and ultimately enrich your learning experience.

Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.

Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need:

Intensive group instruction

One-on-one instruction attention

Hands-on labs

Lab partner and group exercises

Question and answer drills

Independent study

This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering training. Courses that include certification come with a Certification Guarantee. Pass first time or train again for free (just pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs). We do not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes.

MOC 20744C: Securing Windows Server 2016

Module 1: Attacks, breach detection, and Sysinternals tools

In this module, you’ll learn about breach detection, attack types and vectors, cybercrime, and how you can analyse your system’s activity by using the Sysinternals tool suite.

Lessons

Understanding attacks

Detecting breaches

Examining activity with the Sysinternals tool

Lab : Basic breach detection and incident response strategies

Identifying attack types

Exploring the Sysinternals tools

After completing this course, you’ll be able to:

Describe breach detection.

Describe how to detect a breach by using the Sysinternals tools.

Module 2: Protecting credentials and privileged access

This module explains how you can configure user rights and security options, protect credentials by using credential guard, implement privileged-access workstations, and manage and deploy a local administrator-password solution so that you can manage passwords for local administrator accounts.

This module explains the Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics tool and the Microsoft Operations Management suite (OMS), and details how you can use them to monitor and analyse the security of a Windows Server deployment.

Lessons

Deploying and configuring ATA

Deploying and configuring Microsoft Operations Management Suite

Lab : Deploying ATA and Microsoft Operations Management Suite

Preparing and deploying ATA

Preparing and deploying Microsoft Operations Management Suite

After completing this module, you’ll be able to:

Deploy and configure ATA.

Deploy and configure Microsoft Operations Management Suite.

Module 8: Secure Virtualisation Infrastructure

This module explains how to configure Guarded Fabric virtual machines (VMs), including the requirements for shielded and encryption-supported VMs.

This module details the Security Compliance Manager, including how you can use it to configure, manage, and deploy baselines. Additionally, you’ll learn how to deploy and configure Nano Server, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Windows Server Containers.

Lessons

Using SCM

Introduction to Nano Server

Understanding containers

Lab : Using SCM

Configuring a security baseline for Windows Server 2016

Deploying a security baseline for Windows Server 2016

Lab : Deploying and Configuring Nano Server

Deploying, managing, and securing Nano Server

Deploying, managing, and securing Windows container

After completing this module, you’ll be able to:

Understand SCM.

Describe Nano Server.

Understand containers.

Module 10: Planning and protecting data

This module explains how to configure Encrypting File System (EFS) and BitLocker drive encryption to protect data at rest.

Lessons

Planning and implementing encryption

Planning and implementing BitLocker

Lab : Protecting data by using encryption and BitLocker

Encrypting and recovering access to encrypted files

Using BitLocker to protect data

After completing this module, you’ll be able to:

Plan and implement encryption.

Plan and implement BitLocker.

Module 11: Optimising and securing file services

This module explains how to optimise file services by configuring File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) and Distributed File System (DFS). You’ll learn how to protect a device’s data by using encryption or BitLocker. Students also will learn how to manage access to shared files by configuring Dynamic Access Control (DAC).

Lessons

File Server Resource Manager

Implementing classification management and file-management tasks

Dynamic Access Control

Lab : Quotas and file screening

Configuring File Server Resource Manager quotas

Configuring file screening and storage reports

Lab : Implementing Dynamic Access Control

Preparing for implementing Dynamic Access Control

Implementing Dynamic Access Control

Validating and remediating Dynamic Access Control

After completing this module, you’ll be able to:

Understand File Server Resource Manager.

Implement classification management and file-management tasks.

Understand Dynamic Access Control

Module 12: Securing network traffic with firewalls and encryption

This module explains the firewalls that are present on Windows Server.

Lessons

Understanding network-related security threats

Understanding Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

Configuring IPsec

Datacenter Firewall

Lab : Configuring Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

Creating and testing inbound rules

Creating and testing outbound rules

Creating and testing connection security rules

After completing this module, you’ll be able to:

Understand network-related security threats.

Understand Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.

Configure IPsec.

Understand Datacenter Firewall.

Module 13: Securing network traffic

This module explains how to secure network traffic and how to use Microsoft Message Analyser, Server Message Block (SMB) encryption, and Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC).

Lessons

Network-related security threats and connection-security rules

Configuring advanced DNS settings

Examining network traffic with Microsoft Message Analyser

Securing SMB traffic, and analysing SMB traffic

Lab : Securing DNS

Configuring and testing DNSSEC

Configuring DNS policies and RRL

Lab : Microsoft Message Analyser and SMB encryption

Installing and using Message Analyser

Configuring and verifying SMB encryption on SMB shares

After completing this module, you’ll be able to:

Configure advanced DNS settings.

Examine network traffic with Message Analyser.

Secure SMB traffic, and analyse SMB traffic.

Module 14: Updating Windows Server

This module explains how to use Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) to deploy updates to Windows Servers and clients.

Firebrand Training offers top-quality technical education and certification training in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so our students can focus solely on their studies and certification goals.

Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.

Firebrand goes digital

We’re currently migrating from printed to digital courseware. Some courseware is already available in digital, while other books remain in printed form. To find out if this course is digital, call us on +34 911 23 77 24.

There are several benefits of easy-to-use digital courseware: downloads are immediate, and you’ll always have your courseware available wherever you are. You won’t need to wait for a printed book to be delivered before you start learning – and it’s better for the environment. You can choose to download the courseware to your own device, or borrow one of ours.

Considering a Microsoft course? Always have the most up-to-date Microsoft digital courseware with ‘Fresh Editions’. This gives you access to all versions of digital courseware – you’ll receive updates and revisions of your textbook, at no charge, for the life of that course.

Examination Passing Policy

Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year. Students will only be responsible for accommodations and vendor exam fees.

Please note

* Not on all courses

** Examination vouchers are not included for the following courses: PMI, GIAC, CREST and CISSP CBK Review. Exam vouchers may also not be included for Apprentices and will require a separate purchase by an employer due to Education and Skills Funding Agency guidelines.

*** On site testing is not included for our PMI, GIAC, CREST, CSX Practitioner or ITIL Managers and Revision Certification Courses

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Just call us on +34 911 23 77 24 and speak to one of our enrolment consultants.

Firebrand is an immersive environment and requires commitment. Some prerequisites are simply guidelines; you may find your unique experience, attitude and determination enables you to succeed on your accelerated course.

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"My instructor was extremely committed to help with our studying, with a group who have had very little experience in the topic our course was based on. The resources provided were also very useful." Sam Hughes, BBC. - Microsoft MTA Security, Windows Server Administration & Networking (6 days) (7/1/2019 to 12/1/2019)

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"I will happily use firebrand again the staff and the teachers are great, its hard work but completely worth it. " Anonymous. - Microsoft MCSA: SQL Server 2016 - Business Intelligence Development (5 days) (26/11/2018 to 30/11/2018)

"I love training at Firebrand. As a consultant, every day matters as you do not get paid if you do not work. The immersive bootcamp allows myself to cover twice the material in half the time. I also like getting into my bubble by it being residential so I can focus on absorbing and recalling. Great having the test centre onsite.. Maximises exam cram time. Thank you FB Wyboston." Roy Casella, Designated. - Microsoft MCSA: SQL Server 2016 - Business Intelligence Development (5 days) (26/11/2018 to 30/11/2018)

"I enjoyed my course at Firebrand. The trainers are friendly and extremely knowledgeable. This was my first experience of Microsoft exams and I would not hesitate to recommend Firebrand for anyone looking to achieve certification." Darren Conley, Nicander Ltd.. - Microsoft MCSA: SQL Server 2016 - Business Intelligence Development (5 days) (26/11/2018 to 30/11/2018)

"Studying with Firebrand is tough, theres no getting away from the fact that the days are long and full of content, however, the trainers are knowledgeable and the training is delivered professionally, in excellent facilities." Rob Sims. - Microsoft MCSA: SQL Server 2016 - Business Intelligence Development (5 days) (26/11/2018 to 30/11/2018)

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